JPH1086978A - Noodles container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plastic noodles container which has a containing part for seasoning bag separately from noodles or ingredients and which can warm noodles and the seasoning bag at the same time. SOLUTION: This noodles container is constituted of a container body 1 made of a heat-insulative raw material, an intermediate plate 2 forming the upper edge part folded back so as to fit on the edge of the container body and forming an intermediate receiving part 8 with a shallow bottom positioned at the opening of the container body 1, in the inside and also forming a recess 12 containing a seasoning bag 18 at the bottom of the intermediate receiving part 8, and a upper plate 3 forming the upper edge so as to be placed on the intermediate plate 2 and forming a containing recess 15 for ingredients at the inside. The seasoning bag 18 is contained in the recess 12 formed at the bottom of the intermediate plate 2, and the intermediate plate 2 is fitted to the container body 1 in which hot water is poured to warm the noodles and the seasoning bag together.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention stores, sells, eats seasonings such as soba noodles, boiled noodles, spices such as kakiage and oil fried foods, spices such as green onions and sardines, and seasonings such as soups. The present invention relates to a plastic noodle container that can be used for cooking noodles by pouring hot water and using the same as tableware.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As a conventional container of this type, a container shown in FIG. 4 is known. This is composed of a bowl-shaped container body 21 and a shallow bottom plate 22 which divides a plurality of storage recesses 22b into a plurality of portions.
Of the container body 2 whose peripheral edge 22a is also folded back horizontally
The inner plate 22 is formed so as to be supported on the peripheral portion 21a of the container 1 inside the opening of the container main body 21. As shown in FIG.
Are placed one on top of the other with a film piece 25 interposed therebetween, and an inner plate 22 in which the additive and condiment are stored in each section is mounted thereon.
A shrink film is applied over the periphery of the container body 21 from the upper surface of the container 2, and the container is closed, so that the container can be distributed and sold. Also, when eating noodles, the seasoning bag 24 and the film piece 25 are pulled out from the container body 21, and a spice, a condiment and a spice are put into the container, and then the pouring is performed, or the sprinkle is put. Before pouring, warm the noodles 23,
After draining the hot water, the spices and seasonings were mixed into the warm noodles, and the hot water was poured again before eating.

[0003]

In the conventional noodle container, the seasoning bag 24 is housed in the container body 21 together with the noodle 23. This is because the seasoning bag 24 is relatively large,
If the seasoning bag 24 is in contact with the additive or condiment, oil or condiment sticks to the bag surface, impairing the texture when picked up and deteriorating the appearance. Because.

However, if the seasoning bag 24 and the noodle 23 overlap in the container body 21 as described above, the seasoning bag 23 and the film piece 24 must be removed during pouring, which is troublesome. Also, when removing these, the finger easily touches the noodles 23 to attach dirt and dirt,
There are hygiene problems. Also, the boiled noodles are raw,
The containers are refrigerated in the distribution process and at the store, so that the refrigerated noodles 23 are often warmed once when eating. However, in the conventional container, the seasoning bag 24 cannot be warmed even if the noodles 23 can be warmed, and the cold seasoning is mixed with the warmed noodles 23, so that both the noodles and the soup are hot. There was a problem that it could not be tasted.

[0005] In view of such problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a noodle container which has a storage section dedicated to a seasoning bag and can be heated together with the noodles.

[0006]

Means for Solving the Problems To solve the above-mentioned problems, a noodle container according to the present invention is provided with a container main body, an upper edge portion of which is folded back so as to be fitted to an upper edge portion of the container main body, and an inner side thereof. An inner plate, which is located at the opening in the container body, forms a middle receiving portion into which the storage recess of the upper plate can be fitted, and has a space portion for storing the seasoning bag at the bottom of the middle receiving portion, The upper edge portion is provided so that it can be placed on the inner plate, and a storage recess portion for a drug that can be fitted almost completely inside the bottom portion of the inner receiving portion is formed at the bottom of the inner receiving portion. And a dish.

[0007] The space for storing the seasoning bags in the middle receiving portion may be any condition as long as the seasoning bags are stably placed on the bottom of the middle plate with the upper plate mounted on the middle plate. In addition to providing a recess for storing seasoning bags at the bottom formed lower than the surrounding bottom,
Both plates may be formed so that an appropriate gap is formed between the upper surface of the bottom portion of the inner plate and the lower surface of the bottom portion of the upper plate, and the seasoning bags may be stored in these plates.

According to the noodle container of the present invention, noodles are placed in the container body, seasoning bags are placed in the bottom of the middle plate, and additives and condiments are placed in the compartments of the storage recess of the upper plate. The upper plate is fitted on the opening of the inner plate, and the container is closed by applying a shrink film over the container body and the periphery of the inner plate from the upper surface of the upper plate, or over the entire container. And distribute and sell. When warming the noodles, the middle plate and the upper plate are removed from the container body, and after pouring, the middle plate and the upper plate are fitted on the container body. The seasoning bag stored at the bottom of the inner plate is exposed to hot water in the container body or receives hot air and is warmed together with the noodles. If a communication hole for draining water is formed at an appropriate location of the middle plate, for example, on the upper surface, the hot water poured for warming the noodles can be discharged with the container body closed with the middle plate.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a container main body, 2 denotes a middle plate, 3 denotes an upper plate, all of which are polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate,
Using a thermoplastic resin such as polyethylene, the container body 1 is made of a heat insulating material, for example, expanded polystyrene or the like.
The upper plate 3 is formed of a non-insulating material, for example, non-foamed polystyrene or stretched polystyrene, by a thermoforming method such as pressure forming or vacuum forming.

The container body 1 rises in a bowl shape at an appropriate height from the periphery of the substantially circular bottom surface 4 and expands upward from the periphery of the bottom surface 4 to form a storage portion 6, and the upper periphery of the peripheral wall 5 is slightly curved. It is formed as a folded edge 7 which is bent outward and downward.

The inner plate 2 has a middle receiving portion 8 which can be fitted into the opening of the storage portion 6 of the container body 1, and the upper peripheral edge of the inner wall is formed outside the folded edge 7 of the container body 1. A folded edge 10 having an upper surface 9 so that it can be fitted to the side surface, a lower portion 10a of the folded edge 10 is suspended downward slightly longer than the folded edge 7 of the container body 1, and a peripheral surface of the edge is formed. A plurality of concave ribs 11 projecting inward with an appropriate width are provided at appropriate intervals in the circumferential direction. The concave rib 11 is provided at a position where it engages below the lower end 7 a of the folded edge 7 of the container body 1 when the inner plate 2 is fitted on the container body 1. The concave rib 11 may be a concave strip continuous to the entire periphery of the edge in order to increase the fitting strength. The concave rib 11 may have an appropriate length from the center of the center receiving portion 8 at a constant angle, for example, at a circumferential surface position at every 60 ° or 90 °. May be provided.

At the bottom of the middle receiving portion 8, a seasoning bag 18 is provided.
The storage recess 12 having a size capable of mounting the same and at least a depth corresponding to the thickness of the seasoning bag 18 and recessed from the bottom surface 8a.
Is provided. In addition, a plurality of drain holes 13 are formed in the upper surface 9 at positions opposed to each other with the central portion of the middle receiving portion 8 interposed therebetween.

The upper plate 3 has a depth and a shape capable of being substantially fully fitted into the middle receiving portion 8 of the inner plate 2, and has a storage recessed portion 15 whose interior is divided into a plurality by a partition wall 14. The upper peripheral edge 16 of the peripheral wall is formed to extend horizontally with an appropriate width so as to overlap the upper surface 9 of the inner plate 2.
Reference numeral 17 denotes ribs arranged in a line on the bottom surface of the storage recess 12 of the middle plate 2 and the bottom surface of each section of the upper plate 3.

The noodle container of this embodiment thus formed has noodles in the container body 1 and seasoning bags 18 in the storage recess 12 of the inner plate 2.
, Put the additive or condiment in each section of the upper plate 3, respectively,
The middle receiving portion 8 of the inner plate 3 is fitted into the opening of the container body 1, and the folded edge 10 of the inner plate 3 is covered and overlapped with the folded edge 7 of the container body 1.
The lower plate 7 is engaged with the lower side of the lower plate 7a, and the inner plate 3 is fitted on the container body 1. Further, the storage recess 15 of the upper plate 3 is fitted into the middle receiving portion 8 of the inner plate 2, and the edge of the upper plate 3 The part 16 is placed on the upper surface 9 of the inner plate 2 to support the upper plate 3 on the inner plate 2 in a superposed state,
Then, a shrink film is applied over the entire periphery of the container body 1 and the inner plate 2 from the upper surface of the upper plate 3 to close the container, and the container is distributed and sold. A shrink film may be applied to the entire container from the upper surface of the upper plate 3 to the bottom surface of the container body 1.

When eating the noodles, the middle plate 2 and the upper plate 3 in which the seasoning bag 18 and the additive are stored are removed from the container body 1, and a predetermined amount of hot water is poured into the container. If the detached middle plate 2 and upper plate 3 are attached to the container body 1 again and left for a while, the seasoning bag 18 stored in the storage recess 12 of the middle plate 2 together with the noodles is warmed and transmitted through the middle plate 2. Additives stored in the upper plate 3 can also be heated by the hot air.

In this case, in a state where the inner plate 2 is fitted on the container main body 1, the amount of hot water enough to soak the bottom of the inner receiving portion 8 of the inner plate 2 including the storage recess 12 in which the seasoning bag 18 is stored is provided. If poured into the container body 1, the seasoning bag 18 can be efficiently warmed. At this time, the folded edge 10 of the inner plate 2
Is fitted to the folded edge 7 of the container body 1, the hot water does not cause the inner plate 2 to float. Of course, even if the bottom of the middle receiving portion 8 is not soaked in hot water,
As a result, the seasoning bag 18 is sufficiently warmed by hot air rising from the surface of the hot water.

When the noodles have warmed up sufficiently, the upper plate 3 is removed from the inner plate 2 and the container is tilted by holding the bottom of the container body 1 and the upper portion of the inner plate 2 as shown in FIG. Then, the hot water in the container is discharged from the draining hole 13 and drained. In this case, since the container body 1 is in the closed state with the inner plate 2 attached, there is no danger that the noodles will be discharged together with the hot water when the container body 1 is tilted. Can be discharged from

Then, if the soup, spices and condiments of the warmed seasoning bag 18 are added to the warm noodles and hot water is poured again, hot noodles and soups or spices can be tasted. Even if the noodles are not warmed, the middle plate 2 and the upper plate 3 may be detached from the container body 1, and the additive, condiment, seasoning, etc. may be put into the container body 1 as it is, and hot water may be poured and eaten.

In this example, the seasoning bag 1 is placed on the bottom of the inner plate 2.
8 are formed, but both plates are formed so that an appropriate gap is formed between the lower surface of the bottom of the upper plate 3 and the upper surface of the bottom of the middle plate 2, and the seasoning bag 18 is placed in the space. It can also be provided to be stored.

[0020]

As described above, according to the noodle container of the present invention,
Since the seasoning bag is stored at the bottom of the inner plate, there is no need to remove the seasoning bag when eating or warming the noodles as in the past, and there is no danger of fingers touching the noodles for hygiene. It is preferable, and since the seasoning bag is separated from the additive and spice, oil, spice, garbage, etc. do not adhere to the bag surface, and the texture and appearance when picked up are maintained well. Can be. Also, when warming the noodles, if you put a middle plate over the poured container body, you can also warm the seasoning bag at the same time as the noodles, and if you cover the upper plate, you can warm the additive, You can eat yatsuyu and other hot ingredients.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view when the container is viewed along the line II-II in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which hot water is discharged when the container is viewed along the line III-III in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is an exploded sectional view of a conventional noodle container.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 Container body 2 Middle plate 3 Upper plate 8 Middle receiving part 12 Storage recess 18 Seasoning bag

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A container main body, and an upper edge portion is provided so as to be folded so as to be fitted to an upper edge portion of the container main body, and is located at an opening in the container main body inside the container main body, and a storage recess portion of an upper plate is provided. And a middle plate having a space for accommodating a seasoning bag at the bottom of the middle receiving portion, and an upper edge provided so as to be placed on the middle plate. A noodle container comprising: an upper plate having therein a storage recess for a drug that can be substantially fully fitted while leaving the space at the bottom of the middle receiving portion.